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Data Scientist

 

What you will be doing:

This position will have responsibility for conceptualizing, designing, implementing, and validating new machine learning algorithms to enhance our Clinical Decision Support Platform. This position will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team comprised of engineers and clinicians. Apply knowledge of statistics, programming, data modeling, and other data science techniques to recognize patterns, identify opportunities, pose business questions, and make valuable discoveries leading to prototype development and product improvement. This individual will be responsible for supporting analyses alongside a Sr./Principal Data Scientist and Product Directors/Senior Directors. This individual will be expected to execute complex analytic protocols under the guidance of these senior team leaders and be able and willing to gain proficiency with new methodologies over time. Deploy knowledge of healthcare datasets, including electronic health records, administrative billing, post-adjudicated claims, purchase order, and invoice datasets.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibility #1- 40%

Algorithm Development and Implementation
Use a flexible, analytical approach to design, develop, and evaluate predictive models and advanced algorithms that lead to optimal value extraction from the data
Produce innovative solutions driven by exploratory data analysis from complex and highly dimensional datasets
Work with developers and product engineers to translate prototypes into new products, services, and features, and provide guidelines for large-scale implementation

Responsibility #2 - 25%

Data Strategy and Design
Participate in data exploration and conceptual design for strategic initiatives
Apply knowledge of statistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, programming, data modeling and advanced mathematics to recognize patterns, identify opportunities, pose business questions, and make valuable discoveries leading to prototype development and product improvement
Generate and test hypotheses and analyze and interpret the results of product experiments

Responsibility #3 - 15%

Requirements Analysis
Analyze business requirements, procedures, and problems, design and develop solutions for production
Develop features and stories based on requirements to feed product backlogs

Responsibility #4 - 10%

Knowledge Sharing
Provide data science practice advice, demonstrations and presentations to colleagues, clients, and management. Conduct research, as needed
Provide mentoring and training

Responsibility #5 - 10%

Data Operations
Develop project estimates and work plans
Identifying, developing, reviewing, and evolving best practices, standards, operating procedures, and processes
Participating in the review of team member deliverables

Required Qualifications

Work Experience:

Years of Applicable Experience - 2 or more years

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

Preferred Qualifications

Skills:

• Apply machine learning to real world problems

• Successful track record of delivering results in a complex cross-functional project

• Knowledge of SQL, R and/or Python and associated scientific, data, and machine learning libraries

• Experience working in one or more cloud computing environments

• Software Development experience in agile environment

• Workflow tools such as Luigi or Airflow

• Health care research experience, with large patient data sets

Experience:

• Experience with manipulating and analyzing large scale datasets

• Experience applying the data science lifecycle to gain insights and perform causal inference
  Experience working in remote teams

Education:

• Master's degree in an empirical field such as statistics, bioinformatics, mathematics, public health, data science, economics, engineering, physics, etc.

Additional Job Requirements:

• Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time

• Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines

• Attention to detail

• Operate computer programs and software

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.

• Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)

• Making independent decisions

• Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions

Working Conditions: Remote

Travel Requirements: Travel 1-20% within the US

Physical Demands: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if movement is required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Premier's compensation philosophy is to ensure that compensation is reasonable, equitable, and competitive in order to attract and retain talented and highly skilled employees. Premier's internal salary range for this role is $72,000 - $120,000. Final salary is dependent upon several market factors including, but not limited to, departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier utilizes a wide-range salary structure to allow base salary flexibility within our ranges.

Qualified full-time and part-time employees also receive access to the following benefits:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

• 401k retirement program

• Paid time off

• Participation in Premier's employee incentive plans

• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Premier at a glance:

• Granted World's Most Ethical Companies, Ethisphere, 2008-2026

• Named U.S. News & World Report, Best Companies to Work For (2023, 2024, 2025)

• Accredited by Forbes: America's Best Management Consulting Firms 2024-2025

• Given Modern Healthcare Best in Business Awards: Consultants- Healthcare Management

• Awarded Cigna Workforce Designation Gold Level Recipient (2016,2017,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2025)

For a listing of all of our awards, please visit the Awards and Recognition section on our company website.

Employees receive:

• Perks and discounts

• Access to on-site and online exercise classes

Premier is looking for smart, agile individuals like you to help us transform the healthcare industry. Here you will find critical thinkers who have the freedom to make an impact. Colleagues who share your thirst to learn more and do things better. Teammates committed to improving the health of a nation. See why incredible challenges require incredible people.

Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status (e.g., status as a Vietnam Era veteran, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran, Armed Forces Serviced Medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or other protected veteran) disability, or any other applicable federal, state or local protected class, trait or status or that of persons with whom an applicant associates. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Premier complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. EEO / AA / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer.
Premier also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability or those who have a sincerely held religious belief. If you need assistance in the application process, please reply todiversity_and_accommodations@premierinc.comor contact Premier Recruiting at 704.357.0022.
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